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About Nihata Village

Nihata is a mid sized village in Baruipur tehsil, in the district of South Twenty Four Parganas, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,904, made up of 945 males and 959 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,015 females per 1000 males. The village covers 118.49 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 743610, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Nihata Overview

Census 2011 figures for Nihata village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District South Twenty Four Parganas
Tehsil Baruipur
Pincode 743610
Area (hectares) 118.49 hectares
Population 1,904
Male Population 945
Female Population 959
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,015
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Nihata compares

By the 2011 count Nihata is the 61st largest of the 122 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 2,589 residents. Its 118.49 hectares work out to about 16 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 950.

Getting to Nihata

Nihata is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Nihata as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Nihata from other places

Nihata lies about 21 km from South Twenty Four Parganas, and the nearest railway station is Kalyanpur, about under 2 km away. The figures below are straight-line distances from the village to each place. A road journey is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again.

Distances from Nihata
Nearest railway station Kalyanpur under 2 km
Tehsil headquarters Baruipur 2.8 km
District headquarters South Twenty Four Parganas 21 km

Villages closest to Nihata

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Baruipur tehsil.

Source: Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. Figures have not been revised since collection. Read more on our about the data page.

Common questions about Nihata

As per the Census of India 2011, Nihata village had a population of 1,904. That makes it the 61st largest of the 122 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,589 residents.

Nihata village has 945 males and 959 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Nihata has about 1015 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 950.

The pincode recorded for Nihata is 743610. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Nihata covers 118.49 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 16 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Nihata falls under Baruipur tehsil of South Twenty Four Parganas district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Nihata is Kalyanpur, about under 2 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Nihata.

Nihata is about 21 km from South Twenty Four Parganas in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Nihata is in Baruipur tehsil of South Twenty Four Parganas district. Kalyanpur is about under 2 km away. Baruipur is about 2.8 km away. South Twenty Four Parganas is about 21 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are San Pukuria (under 2 km), Chandipur (under 2 km) and Madhya Kalyanpur (under 2 km).

No. It is the count from the Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. The population of Nihata today is likely to be higher.

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